Summary of 2015Non-Employee Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines
Exhibit 10(b)
Summary of
2015 Non-Employee Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines
On February 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of Alcoa Inc. (Alcoa) approved increases in the (a) annual cash retainer fee for non-employee directors from $230,000 to $240,000, (b) annual fee to serve as Lead Director from $11,000 to $25,000, and (c) stock ownership guidelines for non-employee directors from $400,000 to $750,000. Each fee increase is effective as of January 1, 2015. The remaining components of non-employee director compensation remain unchanged and are described in Alcoas proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders.
Under the stock ownership guidelines, each director is required to invest 50% of his or her retainer fee in Alcoa common stock or in Alcoa deferred share units under Alcoas 2005 Deferred Fee Plan for Directors, until the value of the directors investment in Alcoa common stock and/or deferred share units reaches $750,000. The $750,000 stock ownership level must be retained until the director retires from the Board of Directors. On the first Monday in December of each year, the value of each directors investment in Alcoa common stock and/or deferred share units will be determined, and each director will be advised whether he or she is required to invest or defer 50% of the retainer fee in Alcoa common stock or deferred share units for the coming year.
Non-Employee Director Compensation
(Effective January 1, 2015)
Annual Compensation Element | Amount | |||
Retainer for Non-Employee Directors | $ | 240,000 | ||
Lead Director Fee | $ | 25,000 | ||
Audit Committee Chair Fee (includes Audit Committee Member Fee) | $ | 27,500 | ||
Audit Committee Member Fee | $ | 11,000 | ||
Compensation and Benefits Committee Chair Fee | $ | 20,000 | ||
Governance and Nominating Committee Chair Fee | $ | 16,500 | ||
Public Issues Committee Chair Fee | $ | 16,500 |